Left-sided gastroschisis with caecal agenesis: A rare case report

Gastroschisis is a congenital anomaly characterised by a defect in the anterior abdominal wall through which the intestinal contents freely protrude. Defect is located almost always to right of umbilicus. To our knowledge very few cases of left-sided gastroschisis have occurred and presented in lite...

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Veröffentlicht in:	African journal of paediatric surgery 2015-01, Vol.12 (1), p.74-75
Hauptverfasser:	Hombalkar, Nitin N, Rafe, Abdul, Prakash, Gurav D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abnormalities, Multiple Agenesis Caecal agenesis Care and treatment Case Report Case studies Cecum - abnormalities Cecum - surgery Diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Digestive System Surgical Procedures - methods Fatal Outcome Gastroschisis Gastroschisis - diagnosis Gastroschisis - surgery Humans Infant, Newborn Intestinal Atresia - diagnosis Intestinal Atresia - surgery Male malrotation Rare Diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	Gastroschisis is a congenital anomaly characterised by a defect in the anterior abdominal wall through which the intestinal contents freely protrude. Defect is located almost always to right of umbilicus. To our knowledge very few cases of left-sided gastroschisis have occurred and presented in literature. We report case of left-sided gastroschisis with caecal agenesis, short gut, and malrotation of intestine.
ISSN:	0189-6725 0974-5998
DOI:	10.4103/0189-6725.150989